After Masik bowed and left the venue, the much-anticipated Tesla Model S launch event, which attracted the attention of global capital, also came to an end. The global automotive vested interest groups breathed a sigh of relief. Tesla's popularity made them I can finally get a good night's sleep.
Since the price and configuration of Pilot 001 were announced, it is no exaggeration to say that during this period, global automotive vested interest groups and related capital consortiums have been meeting continuously to seek ways to compete.
No one expected that the million-level coupe performance achieved by Linghang 001 would only cost 200,000 to 300,000 RMB.
As the face of a heavy industrial economy, cars are the face of a heavy industrial economy. No country wants to give up easily, nor will it be abandoned easily.
Because to measure the strength of a country, it can actually be roughly inferred from the development level of the automobile economic system.
A country that has the qualifications to independently build cars is equivalent to having the ability to independently build tanks, aircraft, and ships.
If you cannot build a car independently, it means that your heavy industry background is weak.
Since Longguo is located in the "East Asian Monster House", most of its surrounding neighbors have the ability to independently build cars. Many Chinese people feel that being able to build cars is nothing, but in fact, being able to build cars is considered an industry. A big country.
Although there are 233 countries in the world recognized by the United Nations, at least 200 of them are unable to independently build vehicles, or even have a decent main battle tank.
Yes!
Not even a main battle tank!
Research by well-known scholars has concluded that if the Wuchang countries no longer export weapons and ammunition, the price per gram of the earth's firearms and bullets will instantly exceed that of gold.
For this reason, heavy industry is an industry that every country must develop. As an economic facade, automobiles are naturally very important.
……
While the vested interest groups in the West are catching up on their sleep, the vested interest groups in the island countries and the car companies are having sleepless nights.
Why do you say that?
Japanese car owners focus on fuel economy.
New energy vehicles focus on saving money.
Saving fuel and saving money, although they have different words, have the same meaning. Saving fuel actually means saving money.
Whether Masik wins or Chen Xing wins, Japanese cars that focus on fuel efficiency and durability are destined to be shuffled.
Want to avoid being shuffled?
Then we can only make a desperate move!
The top leaders of the island country and vested interest groups have increased the capital budget for "hydrogen energy vehicles" and want to redefine "new energy vehicles".
At this time, in Aichi Prefecture, the island country, at the Toyota Group's automobile research and development base, hundreds of engineers finally built a decent hydrogen car after half a month of sleepless work.
It provides energy through a "hydrogen battery", which is somewhat similar to a removable battery, except that it is cylindrical and has a handle on the top for easy removal and installation.
In the test site area, Takeo Akasaka, the engineer in charge of vehicle inspection, jogged all the way to the chief engineer Yuhei Matsutani and said: "The hydrogen energy vehicle has passed the preliminary inspection. Are hydrogen energy batteries installed?"
< br>"Installation."
Matsutani Yuhei said in a deep voice.
“Hey!” Takeo Akasaka nodded in response, ran back, and directed other engineers to open the protective box of the hydrogen energy battery.
As the black protective box opens, three hydrogen energy batteries are placed inside.
"Assemble it."
Akasaka Takeo commanded.
The words fell.
He silently took a few steps back.
Don’t think that Xiao Baga doesn’t know the dangers of hydrogen energy batteries. They know better than anyone else that this thing is a small hydrogen bomb.
You read that right, it’s a small hydrogen bomb!
Although it is dangerous, there is a saying that hydrogen energy is indeed the most inexhaustible green energy currently known, because water contains hydrogen and can be extracted by electrolysis.
As the saying goes, a first-level government official is the one who is crushed to death. Several engineers did not dare to say no. They carefully picked up the hydrogen energy battery, went to the groove at the rear of the car, aligned the insertion end and pushed it in, and then turned to the right. I twisted the battery sideways, and there was a "click" sound, and the hydrogen energy battery was locked and fixed.
As the three hydrogen energy batteries were installed, the driver of the hydrogen energy car also swallowed his saliva, but he had no choice but to sit in the car and turn on the power switch. Fortunately, everything was normal. Both the instrument panel and central control screen are powered and displayed.
“Go around the test site and then drive the car to the crash test area.”
Takeo Akasaka gave the order.
“Okay.”
Although the driver was worried, he still bit the bullet.
In the current employment environment, he cannot lose this high-paying job. Although his life is in danger, he also has a high insurance policy. If something unexpected happens, he can leave a compensation of five million US dollars to his wife and children. .
When Akasaka Takeo and other engineers were far away, the driver Tetsuji Hiraga also put on his seat belt and placed his foot on the accelerator pedal.
I saw him skillfully shift into forward gear, and the handbrake automatically bounced up. Then he tapped the accelerator pedal and began to accelerate slowly. When he reached the test yellow line, he first stopped the vehicle and then turned on the vehicle's key. Racing mode.
"Boom——"
The simulated sound waves roar as much as you want.
The car body is like an arrow, shooting forward at extremely high speeds. The speed measuring equipment on both sides of the road records in real time and feeds it back to Toyota's backend data center.
"Speed 29, 0.7 seconds."
“Speed of 60, 1.5 seconds.”
“Speed of 100, 2.599 seconds.”
“2.599 seconds!”
“It’s 2.599 seconds!”
Toyota's data engineers shouted excitedly that this is a record that has never been reached in the world. It accelerated to 100 meters in 2.599 seconds. No one would believe it.
Listening to the shouts from the intercom, Matsutani Yuhei couldn't help but clenched his fist and said: "In the field of energy release, hydrogen energy is three times that of gasoline, and the car's performance can be achieved to the extreme."
"Since we are all involved now, why don't we also involve our friends and colleagues and let them see that our Toyota Group can not only build fuel vehicles, but also hydrogen energy vehicles." Akasaka Takeo licked his face and raised his eyebrows. Thumb said.
While he was speaking, his eyes occasionally glanced at Takahiro Nishikawa, who was the boss of their Toyota Group.
"Ms. Chunhui, with an acceleration of 2.599 seconds from 0 to 100km/h, our hydrogen energy vehicles definitely have super high investment value and can even reshuffle the automotive field in the future. What do you think?"
Nishikawa Takahiro ignored the speeches of Akasaka Takeo and Matsutani Yuhei. His eyes were always on Miyazaki Sumie.
Sumie Miyazaki represents the Miyazaki family, which is an ancient family of the island country, somewhat similar to the chaebol of the peninsula.
Everyone who is familiar with the history of the island country knows that they have a family named Fujiwara that has influenced it for thousands of years.
How powerful is Fujiwara?
Similar to the modern peninsula chaebol.
Although the Fujiwara clan has a rich heritage, no millennium-old family can survive without collapse. Even the five surnames and Seven Hopes of the Dragon Kingdom in ancient times have lost their former glory.
The decline of the Fujiwara clan begins with the collapse of the equal land system and the prevalence of Bushido.
During the Heian period of the island country, the land equalization system collapsed, land was annexed, and nobles took fertile land as private property, similar to landlords.
In ancient times, when there were fields, someone was naturally needed to guard the family property. The nobles established their own private self-defense armed forces, and island warriors also appeared on the stage of history.
With no restrictions, these local samurai gradually became stronger than the national army. And due to the "Conflict between the Two Emperors", the samurai forces experienced an epic rise in strength. "Liquidation, only a small number of people escaped the liquidation by hiding their names and traveling to other places.
As the old saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Fujiwara clan is dead on the surface, in fact it has always been there. The Miyazaki clan is the largest branch force.
Today's Miyazaki family not only has a deep layout in the fields of information communications and finance, but also invests in medical care and education. The purpose is to restore the family's past glory and finally change the Miyazaki family back to the Fujiwara family.
Although Takahiro Nishikawa is the boss of Toyota Group, he does not have an ancient family background and does not understand the strength of the Miyazaki family.
But as a businessman, he naturally knows how to observe words and emotions.
Miyazaki Sumie was able to join the island country delegation and go to Dragon Kingdom to participate in the "5G Network International Negotiation Conference". This shows that her identity, or the power behind her, is not simple.
Otherwise, just because of her status as the daughter of Miyazaki Yu, the boss of Neon Telegraph Communications Company, she might not be qualified to participate in the meeting. After all, no consortium is willing to miss the opportunity to gain international recognition.
“What’s its battery life?” Miyazaki Sumie did not answer Nishikawa Takada, but asked about the vehicle’s mileage and battery life.
The battery life is directly related to the driving experience. No one wants to change the battery after driving hundreds of kilometers.
“One hydrogen energy battery has a cruising range of 400 kilometers, and three of them are 1,200 kilometers. This is a real and real cruising range.” Nishikawa Takada patiently introduced.
“If the battery runs out of power, do car owners need to remove the battery themselves?”
“There is no need for car owners to replace it. We are planning to invest 2 billion US dollars in building a battery replacement station. When the time comes, the staff will replace the battery for the car owner. Manual replacement.”
"That's it."
While the two were asking and answering questions, Tetsuji Hiraga had already driven the hydrogen energy car into the wading section, and the water was half a meter deep.
"Shua——"
Water splashed on both sides of the road.
"Safe passage through the wading section."
The engineer in the background reported the situation. As he spoke, the hydrogen energy vehicle had already entered the gravel area. This level was extremely challenging for the vehicle. suspension system and chassis.
Due to bumps, the vehicle's suspension system needs to withstand large impacts and vibrations. A top-level suspension system is enough to allow the vehicle to run smoothly on gravel roads.
At the same time, the excellent chassis sturdiness and protective performance can prevent damage to the bottom of the vehicle from splashing gravel.
"The gravel section is passed."
"The climb section is passed."
"Passed the downhill section."
...
"Passed the slippery section."
After a series of road section tests, the hydrogen energy vehicle passed almost perfectly.
You must know that Japanese cars are fuel-efficient and durable, which is no joke. Toyota Group is one of the few companies in the world that can independently manufacture cars.
Let's put it this way, as long as an Arab country in the Middle East buys the Toyota Group and moves its headquarters there, the country that buys it will instantly become an industrial power and join the ranks of countries that can independently manufacture cars.
Tetsuji Hiraga breathed a sigh of relief. After driving the vehicle into an open area, he quickly handed over to Toyota staff.
"The vehicle is handed over normally."
"The vehicle data is normal."
"Automatic driving mode is turned on."
"Vehicle No. 2 is ready."
The engineers jogged away. When the first hydrogen energy car was driving automatically in a circle, the second hydrogen energy car was catching up with it at a speed of 120 yards, and then fiercely Hitting the rear of the first hydrogen car.
And on the other side.
Listening to the test content, Takahiro Nishikawa explained to Sumie Miyazaki: "In the past, our hydrogen energy vehicles could not be put into use because of safety, but now we have developed a unique exhaust mode. When the vehicle suffers an impact, the hydrogen energy of the battery will be discharged instantly..."
"Boom——"
Before he finished speaking, a deafening explosion sounded throughout the test site.
It’s not over yet.
"Boom boom boom——"
After several explosions, a black mushroom cloud rose. Not only Nishikawa Takahiro was stunned, but Miyazaki June was also stunned.
Is this Toyota’s hydrogen energy vehicle?
Is this driving a car or firing a hydrogen bomb?
If there was a car accident, wouldn’t the ashes of both the passengers and the driver be left?
Nishikawa Takahiro's face instantly turned pale. He pressed the intercom and roared like a wild beast: "Find the cause immediately!" "Hey!"
Intercom The other end responded quickly.
Nishikawa Takahiro looked sideways at Miyazaki Sumie, then changed his face and said: "Miss Sumie, please listen to my explanation. This was purely an accident. There was no explosion in our last test."
"How can we dare to invest in your Toyota Group when the safety performance is so unstable?" Sumie Miyazaki shook her head.
Although driving is dangerous to a certain extent, driving a hydrogen energy car is no longer dangerous, but "deadly".
This death is not an ordinary death. Like fuel vehicles and lithium battery vehicles, even if they spontaneously ignite and explode, they can still leave you something, but this hydrogen energy vehicle will leave you with nothing, let alone your ashes. In mid-air, who dares to drive such a hydrogen energy car?
"This is really an accident. Miss Junhui, please wait a moment. We are investigating the cause of the accident." Nishikawa Takahiro hurriedly reassured.
If it were before, he might have dismissed it, but Toyota Group now has too many bad debts, and its inventory has reached one million vehicles. Downstream companies ask for balance payments from time to time, and he must attract investment as soon as possible.
"I hope you can give a reasonable explanation." Miyazaki Sumie glanced at him and said.
The reason why she didn't leave was not only because she was secretly instigated by Chen Xing, but also because she wanted to find out the progress of the research and development of hydrogen energy vehicles.
Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
If the opponent's research and development progress can be understood, then Longxing Group can give a targeted attack.
Nishikawa Takadai didn't know the little Jiujiu in Miyazaki Sumie's heart. He only knew that if he wanted to prevent the Toyota Group's capital chain from breaking, he could only turn to the capital group for help.
Once the capital chain is broken, the consequences will be extremely serious. Even Nokia, the former king of the mobile phone field, cannot withstand the fate of broken capital chain and eventual demise.
……
After about half an hour of touching.
Yuhei Matsutani, chief engineer of Toyota hydrogen energy vehicles, trotted closer, holding a data report in his hand.
"Checked it out."
"The impact speed was too fast, which caused the sensor of the hydrogen energy battery to fail to be triggered, and the hydrogen energy was not discharged in time. We can reduce the speed and impact force of test vehicle No. 2 ."
As soon as he finished speaking, he added: "We have recorded the test failure this time. In only half a year, we will definitely be able to overcome this technical bottleneck and make hydrogen energy vehicles a new generation of clean energy vehicles. Energy vehicle."
"Miss Sumie, look..." Nishikawa Takahiro looked at Miyazaki Sumie, rubbing his hands back and forth. He was very nervous now.
“Crash again.”
Miyazaki Sumie said.
"Huh?"
Matsutani Yuhei was stunned. Before he could react, Nishikawa Takashi quickly emphasized: "Go and retest, this time reduce the speed of the car. Go to 80 yards and have a look.”
“Hey!”
Matsuya Yuhei went to make arrangements immediately.
Not a moment.
The two hydrogen energy vehicles moved to the No. 2 test site. The No. 1 test site had been blown out of a deep pit due to the explosion.
As two hydrogen energy vehicles collided again, perhaps it was because of the speed of the vehicles that there was no explosion.
The rear of the front car was smashed, and a hydrogen energy battery was crumbling. The hood of the rear car was dented and raised, and the front bumper area was obviously damaged.
"Test completed, no explosion." The walkie-talkie announced excitedly.
Nishikawa Takahiro looked equally excited, and quickly looked at Miyazaki June and said: "There was no explosion, Miss June, what do you think? Hydrogen energy vehicles are definitely the mainstream in the future. They are not only green and environmentally friendly, but also have all-round performance." The best in energy.”
“Not bad.”
Miyazaki nodded slightly.
There was no collision or explosion at a speed of 80 yards, which shows that the "extremely fast energy dissipation technology" developed by Toyota Group is still somewhat useful, and maybe it will be possible to realize safe and stable hydrogen energy vehicles in the future.
“What about investment?”
Nishikawa Takahiro rubbed his hands nervously.
He really has no money, and Toyota Group has no money in its books. Looking for bank loans can only fill a small hole.
The sudden loss of the Dragon Country market and the impact of new energy vehicles have caused Japanese car companies such as Toyota Group, Honda Group, Mitsubishi Group, and Nissan Motor Group to see their capital chains about to break.
Nowadays, in order to prevent the companies from going bankrupt, these Japanese car companies are almost all using their connections to find new capital injections.
Like the Honda Group and Nissan Motor Group, they found the Sumitomo Corporation, the Mitsui Corporation and the Fuji Corporation, barely stabilizing downstream companies and avoiding a break in the capital chain.
The Mitsubishi Group, because of its large family and large business, sacrificed some other industries, such as heavy industry machinery and chemical energy, and barely managed to retain the automobile group.
Now only the Toyota Group is left, and no consortium is willing to help.
Of course, it’s not that the island country’s consortium is unwilling to help, but because the debt owed by Toyota Group is so exaggerated, conservatively estimated to be hundreds of billions of dollars, no consortium dares to take action, not even the top leaders of the island country. There is no talk of direct rescue through bank lending.
Nishikawa Takahiro regrets it now. He thought that Japanese cars could last for a long time and make stable profits, so he invested money and took out loans to build a car factory regardless of the cost.
But when the tide of the times hit and all the bad debts of the Toyota Group were revealed, he suddenly realized that he had taken too big a step and was in trouble.
"I will go back and explain it truthfully."
Miyazaki Sumie did not give a clear answer, which made Nishikawa Takadai a little discouraged. If the Miyazaki family does not help, then he can only turn to international capital. When the time comes, The price paid may be unimaginable to ordinary people.
"Let's get here tonight. It's already early in the morning. I hope I can see better hydrogen energy cars next time I come."
"Then I'll give it to you."
"Please stay."
"Okay, let's walk slowly, Miss Junhui."
The two chatted while walking, and after a few simple polite words, Sumie Miyazaki also returned to her Audi car.
Under the watchful eyes of Takahiro Nishikawa, Yuhei Matsutani, Takeo Akasaka and other engineers, he drove directly away from the automobile research and development base.
After driving about 3 kilometers, Miyazaki Sumie found an open-air parking lot and took out the black box from the passenger storage box.
Open the box and you will find a Cuican X2. Different from other Cuican X2s, this Cuican X2 is also equipped with an external antenna.
Sumie Miyazaki opened the folding screen, switched to tablet mode, straightened the external antenna, and then opened the encrypted mailbox on the desktop to quickly write the content of the email.
……
And on the other side.
Dragon Kingdom Deep City.
In a private room of a star-rated hotel, Chen Xingzheng was chatting and laughing with CEOs of new energy vehicle companies such as Li Xiang, He Peng, and Li Bin.
Originally, they were all planning to leave Shen City and return to their group headquarters.
But Chen Xing’s words forced them to change their itinerary.
After three rounds of drinking, the topic in the private room evolved from casual conversation to the business field. Even if Li Xiang drank more than a dozen drinks, he did not dare to feel drunk at all, for fear that he would miss important information.
“Have you all seen the Tesla Model S press conference? It’s 170,000 yuan all-inclusive. The manufacturer’s guide price is equivalent to 150,000 yuan, which is a gap of nearly 60,000 yuan. It makes me hit cotton with my fist. This time Masik It's beyond my expectation." Chen Xing drank all the white wine in his glass with a worried look on his face.
However, the seemingly sad face does not have too much worry in the eyes, but looks at Li Xiang, He Peng and other bosses from time to time.
Li Xiang and He Peng were not stupid either. Chen Xing made it clear that he was just trying to lure them into talking.
“I watched the press conference. Although the Tesla Model S is not as good as the Pilot 001, it is cheaper. The price of 170,000 is enough to attract a large number of users in the sinking market.”
“This I thought it was a guide price, but I didn’t expect it to be an all-inclusive price. Masik’s price war is brilliant, but I have a question, that is, can this price really make money?”
“I am also very interested. I’m confused, the reason why Pilot 001 can keep the price so low is because it’s all made by itself, but Tesla is extremely dependent on downstream suppliers, so I really don’t understand how it can achieve this price.”
"It's actually very simple." Chen Xing looked at the glass filled with wine and replied: "That is the end of capital, which has given Tesla unprecedented technical and financial support."
"Capital?"
“What capital?”
Li Xiang and others were confused.
Chen Xing smiled indifferently, shook his head and said: "I am also guessing, but since Tesla wants to fight a price war, I also need to accompany it to the end, but it is a pity that the Pilot car is positioned in the mid-range market by me. I can only..."
He paused for half a second. He Peng's brain was very fast and he quickly responded: "I just want to build a car with a price of 120,000 to 150,000. Mr. Chen, please wait for the good news. I’ll get the Tesla for you”
"What a coincidence, me too."
"Hey, me too!"
The bosses at the dinner table expressed their opinions one after another.
They finally figured out Chen Xing’s purpose in organizing this impromptu dinner.
Leader Auto is positioned in the mid-range market, and coupled with the huge backlog of orders, there is no way to enter the sinking market in a short time. The best way now is to seek help from other car companies.
Seeing that Li Xiang, He Peng and others were so motivated, Chen Xing would not treat them badly. He raised his glass and said:
"In this case, it is impossible for me not to express my position, so be it. , for the vehicles you manufacture for the sinking market, I will provide lithium batteries, on-board chips and systems at the original price, and I will also subsidize you an additional 5,000 yuan. We must keep the price as low as possible and improve the performance.”
Seemingly calm and easy-going. Behind the tone, Li Xiang and He Peng felt murderous intent. The conditions given by Chen Xing clearly meant to kill Tesla.
As Li Xiang and He Peng realized, Chen Xing just wanted to completely kill Tesla and make the consortium behind Masik suffer.
"Mr. Chen has mentioned this, I must help."
He Peng expressed his stance again.
Li Xiang picked up the wine glass, stood up and said, "Everything I wanted to say to Mr. Chen is in the wine, I did it."
After one glass, he was full of sincerity.
Although it is said that I did it (gān), the word "gan" is a polyphonic character. Li Xiang's sentence also means I did it (gàn).
Seeing this, the other bosses in the box also stood up and drank a glass of wine.
“Thank you all.”
Chen Xing stood up and raised his glass.
"Mr. Chen is so polite. It's us who should thank you."
"Yes, thank you, Mr. Chen."
"Thank you, Mr. Chen."
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The next second.
Everyone in the box had a big clink of glasses.
The dinner lasted until 1:30 in the morning. When it was over, Chen Xing sat back in the back seat of his Pilot 001. Zhao Siqiu, who was sitting in the main driver's seat, looked at Chen Xing through the rearview mirror and asked: " Go back to Sakata base now?"
"Well, go back."
Chen Xing nodded slightly.
After the vehicle started, he took out his mobile phone to check his unread messages.
During the dinner just now, his phone vibrated a few times, but because there were so many people present, he didn't check it immediately.
Now that the dinner is over, Chen Xing also wants to know who sent the message.
If you don't know, when Chen Xing's trace of drunkenness dissipates, he thought it was a WeChat message, but he didn't expect it to be an email.
The most important thing is that this is not an ordinary email, but an encrypted email sent by Miyazaki Sumie about the research and development progress of Toyota Group's hydrogen energy vehicles and the current difficulties it is encountering.
(End of this chapter)